Pádraig Mac Lochlainn (Donegal North East, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

Will Ms Magennis indicate how we as parliamentarians, and the UNCHR, could communicate issues such as the length of time that people spend in direct provision without increasing the alarm? Speeding up the application process is part of it, but how do we communicate better with our own people? Ireland has had the highest contribution per capitain the world towards overseas development aid. It is as though we are two people: we are the most generous, decent people in the world, but when people come here in small numbers and resettle there is alarm. What can be done collectively to communicate the facts and not the myths? This is not unique to Ireland - many political parties are elected on anti-immigration policies across Europe. In what ways can these matters be better explained to our population?